New York Today: A Costlier Commute

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Members of the Riders Alliance, a mass-transit advocacy group, at a rally in Brooklyn on Sunday in support of New Yorkers who are struggling to pay rising subway fares.CreditVictor J. Blue for The New York Times

• The base fare for subways and buses remains $2.75, but the bonus you get when you put at least $5.50 on a MetroCard drops to 5 percent, from 11 percent.

• Fares are also rising on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, and tolls are increasing on the authority’s tunnels and bridges. Find detailed information on the authority’s website.

The M.T.A. has raised fares every two years to offset the rising costs of providing service. With growing concerns over the affordability of living in New York, mass-transit advocates have called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to budget for a program to offer reduced fares for low-income riders.

And Finally...

Perhaps you’ve always wondered if those LinkNYC kiosks record your browsing history or suck up your data when you plug in your phone to recharge the battery.

Well, you can rest a little easier. LinkNYC recently emailed users its privacy policy answering those concerns. Here is the short version:

• LinkNYC doesn’t record the sites you visit or share your information with third parties. But the time you spend on the network and your phone type are stored for up to 60 days.

• The USB power source does only that — charge your phone.

• And those security cameras on the sides of the kiosk? Footage is only stored for up to seven days, unless it’s needed to investigate an incident.

But even with assurances that your privacy is protected, you may want to exercise caution. If the recent WikiLeaks release tells us anything, it’s that hackers can use all kinds of tools to break into your smartphone.